Someone mentioned Flatt finished 6th at Natls and Nagasu 7th and that was the basis for Flatt getting SA....again.
That doesn't sound right to me.

What is your reason for fighting for SA for Mirai?

Somebodies never wanted to skate at SA, like Johnny Weir.

I don't think putting almost all American top ladies into one GP event, let them compete with each other and lose possible chances of getting more American ladies into GPF, is a good approach of anything. Maybe just because USFSA has more faith in Nagasu than Flatt, so they put Mirai into an oversea's GP instead of staying here competing with Wagner. Mirai has done well in Asia before.

I don't think putting almost all American top ladies into one GP event, let them compete with each other and lose possible chances of getting more American ladies into GPF, is a good approach of anything. Maybe just because USFSA has more faith in Nagasu than Flatt, so they put Mirai into an oversea's GP instead of staying here competing with Wagner. Mirai has done well in Asia before.

My thoughts about this are really based on Mirai being ISU's third ranked US Lady and getting passed over for two GP's by three US Lady's with lower rankings.

Skate America, even with it's low ratings these days is still more visible in USA than all of the other GP's combined - and that would include the GPF.
The GPF is barely known in USA ......

Skate America has more TV coverage and to always have Rachael and never Mirai seems to show favoritism.
This is about the last 5 years. Rachael has been to SA 4 of the last 5 years. Mirai just once.

The politcally based arguments by mskater and mathman don't impress me even if they make sense in the inward looking world of skating

Because Mirai could beat Ashley is not a sporting argument but a political argument.

Giving lower ranked skaters two assignments and Mirai one is not a sporting decision but a political decision.

I am not against Ashley - and if a few reports we have heard from RD and mskater are true - Ashley will beat Mirai easily this season.

If Ashley or any skater needs a soft path to the GPF what does that say about the sporting attitude of figure skating?

If you want to be the best - which Ashley does - then you have to compete against the best.

You are not suggesting that figure skating should be proceeded like a blind fly, are you?

Every sport needs strategy and uses strategy. To a void early clashes of some players and teams is used in many other sports. Your argument doesn't stand well.

I am looking for a degree of fainess.
I don't see it here.

I am familiar with all kinds of sporting strategy. This shuffling skaters around has not made Skate America more successful.

I think Skate America is more important than Ashley or any skater.

This season the Men's field is loaded - the Ladies is set up for Ashley with Adelina as her only serious competitor.

If Ashley wins she would be a "paper tiger" of a champion - or like a pageant champion. Not a real sporting champion since the event has the feeling of being "fixed" before the skaters ever take the ice.

I am familiar with all kinds of sporting strategy. This shuffling skaters around has not made Skate America more successful.

I think Skate America is more important than Ashley or any skater.

This season the Men's field is loaded - the Ladies is set up for Ashley with Adelina as her only serious competitor.

If Ashley wins she would be a "paper tiger" of a champion - or like a pageant champion. Not a real sporting champion since the event has the feeling of being "fixed" before the skaters ever take the ice.

Sports are booming in America - pageants are dying.

Which world does figure skating want to belong too?

This outcry of figure skating dying is pointless when all logical reasons have been discussed and listed again and again in numerous threads.

I don't see the unfairness here. I don't think putting Daisuke Takahashi and Yuzuru Hanyu in the same NHK Trothy is good for the skaters. It's a sheer waste of resources, and putting unnecessary psychological pressure on the top skaters. Besides, I don't think adding Mirai Nagasu and removing off Flatt in SA could revive and make any difference in SA attendence. You yourself might not even attend it regardless whether Mirai is there or not, I suppose.

This outcry of figure skating dying is pointless when all logical reasons have been discussed and listed again and again in numerous threads.

I don't see the unfairness here. I don't think putting Daisuke Takahashi and Yuzuru Hanyu in the same NHK Trothy is good for the skaters. It's a sheer waste of resources, and putting unnecessary psychological pressure on the top skaters. Besides, I don't think adding Mirai Nagasu and removing off Flatt in SA could revive and make any difference in SA attendence. You yourself might not even attend it regardless whether Mirai is there or not, I suppose.

I am surprised and disappointed Mirai only got one GP event.
I would like something more competitive at the Ladies event at SA.

That's what I am saying.

ETA: Wow - what a treat for Japanese fans to see Mao and Akiko at NHK as well as Dai and Hanyu!